Solved Virus crashing malware scan?

[Dylow]

Something is still a bit off. My browser (Chrome) and windows are freezing up for around 5 to 20 seconds on and off

 

[Broni]

Does it happen only when Chrome is running?

 

[Dylow]

Not sure as Chrome is always running. Last night it just got worse and worse to the point where it froze completely so I closed Chrome which took around 5 mins. My computer was then almost frozen for half an hour before I had to shut it down.

I have it on now without Chrome running and will let you know how it's running in a while

 

[Dylow]

Yeah, it's like I'm back to square one now. Very slow, little crashes, not responding etc.

My computer is quite old, but it was running OK until the other week.

 

[Broni]

Reset Chrome...
Click on "Customize and control Google Chrome":

Click "Settings" then "Show advanced settings" at the bottom of the screen.
Click "Reset browser settings" button.
Restart Chrome.

If the above didn't help....

Reinstall Chrome...
If you want to save your bookmarks...
How to Backup Bookmarks in Google Chrome
If you want to save your passwords as well see here: http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-backup-saved-passwords-in-google-chrome-browser/

• Close all Chrome windows and tabs.
• Go to the Start menu > Control Panel. (Windows 8 users: Learn how to access the Control Panel)
• Click Programs and Features.
• Double-click Google Chrome.
• Click Uninstall from the confirmation dialog. Delete your user profile information, like your browser preferences, bookmarks, and history, by selecting the "Also delete your browsing data" checkbox.

Install fresh copy.

See if freezing still happens.

 

[Dylow]

I reinstalled Chrome before coming here and it didn't change anything.

Would it be worth doing it again, seeing as I've done all the scans etc.?

 

[Broni]

Go ahead but I suspect you may have some other issues.
Overheating, hardware problem...

 

[Dylow]

Yeah, I've recently had to manually boot the drive at the start-up. I've had this problem before and it went away. I could post the specifics in another forum for that kind of thing if there's somewhere to do that?

I will be getting myself a new PC in the next couple of months, so I'm just trying to keep this one alive until then if I can

 

[Broni]

Yes...

In this forum, we make sure, your computer is free of malware and your computer is clean
Because the access to malware forum is very limited, your best option is to create new topic about your current issue, at Windows section.
You'll get more attention.

Good luck

 

[Dylow]

I'll do that then, thanks again for the help!

 

[Broni]

You're very welcome